Fan Questions: UFC Too Watered Down? McGregor Return
The Big Brown Breakdown
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4.0 • 5.6K Ratings
🗓️ 19 April 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Brendan Schaub breaks down the biggest fan questions in MMA right now, including the delayed return of Conor McGregor, the UFC’s growing roster problem, and why fight cards feel more watered down than ever.
Schaub dives into the highly anticipated Khamzat Chimaev vs Sean Strickland matchup and explains why Khamzat might be one of the most dangerous fighters he’s ever seen—while still giving Strickland a real shot over 5 rounds. He also reacts to fan concerns about UFC fighter pay, the lack of star power, and whether the current business model is hurting the product.
Other topics include Colby Covington’s fall from popularity, potential McGregor fight announcements, and why the UFC may be saving big news for major events.
If you’re looking for honest UFC analysis, fight breakdowns, and unfiltered MMA opinions—this episode covers it all.
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| 0:00.0 | Yes, sir. Happy Sunday, everybody. Thanks for tuning in. This is the fan questions. The majority |
| 0:05.4 | is your YouTube questions. If you're watching, it's like, man, how do I submit a question? |
| 0:09.0 | How do I get it answered? Their best shot, Nick and Chin will see it. Put it in the comments below. |
| 0:14.5 | That's where they get most of them. So put it below in the YouTube comments. Let's get this |
| 0:18.6 | crack in. Let's get right to it. Hope you guys enjoying your Sunday. |
| 0:22.2 | Let's do this. |
| 0:23.6 | Joe Bello, Bellio, L. |
| 0:28.2 | You want to go to the bottom of? |
| 0:29.2 | Fan questions. |
| 0:30.3 | I haven't seen any analysts bring up the fact that Yuri was knocked unconscious. |
| 0:34.5 | He hit again while unconscious and then have a mic stuck in his face? Is it possible |
| 0:38.7 | he was loopy when he said he was showing him mercy? Yeah? Yeah. And I always thought the UFC |
| 0:44.5 | swore they would never interview guys that get knocked out. This is why. Because he's probably, |
| 0:49.2 | like, have we seen in, I don't think we've seen any interviews with Yuri now. So, you know, |
| 0:54.0 | a week after the |
| 0:54.8 | fact if you if you go to him say hey man you still believe you're showing mercy he goes |
| 0:59.3 | no probably not i'm just searching for something because when you lose you're literally like |
| 1:04.5 | how did this happen and you're looking for some sort of answers and yeah that's a great point dude |
| 1:09.8 | that's a great point yeah and. That's a great point. |
| 1:11.5 | And Yuri's not a dumb guy. Like, Yuri's, you know, that whole samurai thing. Like, this goes against his code. And like, I'm actually a nice guy. Bro, you have 20 finishes out 22. You're fucking savage. So that's a great point. And he's a humble, but like humble guy. So it was out of character for him to see. |
| 1:28.8 | Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's a great point. |
| 1:30.5 | I'm sure him being concussed played a factor into that. |
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